OOC INFORMATION

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NAME: Arboria
CONTACT: indech / arboria#1862 / PM
ABOUT YOU: Hi, I'm Arboria! I work with numbers all day and enjoy video games (mostly Switch these days), cross stitch when I end up finishing one of my billion halfway completed projects sitting around eventually, and reading just about anything. I'm also catching up on canons I've been putting off getting into for forever, so please come enable me into yours. Anyone's welcome to add me on Plurk since mine is mostly RP chatter so please go right ahead, I'm always happy to make new friends!

IC INFORMATION

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CHARACTER NAME: Claude von Riegan
CANON: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
SIGN: The Wheel of Fortune
FACTION: Free Cities

CHARACTER INFORMATION:
Claude is a former duke who comes from the Verdant Wind route of FE3H where he was the lone leader to survive the war in Fodlan. Due to route differences, he may say something different about Fodlan and what happened there compared to info from other FE3H characters. He's also actually a prince of a neighboring country to Fodlan but has yet to tell anyone in Abraxas this and currently has no plans to do so. While he's very outwardly friendly, he keeps most everyone at arm's length and uses that friendliness as a shield to keep a safe distance until he decides whether he can trust someone. Being overly casual and irreverent is his way of making himself not be taken seriously so no one looks at what he might be up to in the background too closely. He's always looking to gather information and may casually find a way into things as a way to do just that. It can take him a long time to let his guard down and tell someone anything about himself that might not already be readily apparent, but anyone Claude's even remotely fond of can count on his loyalty to them in whatever way they need at any time.

CR YOU WANT:

● Is there someone who would like to be gently annoyed into friendship? Hi hello, here's Claude to do that because he isn't shy and he likes to talk. A lot. Just know that if anyone crosses his path, he will talk to and/or at them. He's good at listening too! It might take a while to Become Friends but he's happy to get to know anyone and everyone.
● Along those lines, he's also easy to run into in person around Cadens. During mornings and early afternoons he works jobs for a handful of merchants and can be reliably found in one of their shops balancing/managing the books, working in the storerooms, or (very occasionally) assisting customers. His night schedule varies and his sleep schedule is sporadic, so evening/late night run-ins anywhere also work. Horizon meetups too since he spends time wandering there when not in his own domain.
● Cross-faction CR! Claude is very interested in getting to know anyone in Thorne or Solvunn. In light of the attack on Libertas he's warier than before of Thorne but won't say no to getting to know Summoned there. Hand-waving that they met in Nocwich during the last event works for me if we'd like to skip that part.
● Research friends! Claude is big into researching everything he can get his hands on (or overhear, observe, etc.) so teaming up with others or working on projects he could assist with would be excellent. Even if his assisting is taking or organizing notes, moving things, etc., count him in. His current interests are botany, healing, and learning ice magic but truthfully just about anything can qualify as something he would Like To Know.
● Found family! Does your character need a big brother figure to check in on them? He'll do that no matter where they are. He misses his classmates turned friends he became close to throughout their year at the academy and the war pretty terribly. The same goes for missing his former professor also turned close friend, and so mentors are always wanted too.
● I'm up for using anything as a starting point for something else - I'm happy to build on them in greater detail or to plot and/or hand-wave to get basic intro stuff in place and start further in past initial meetings.

CR YOU DON'T WANT:
Immediate shipping is likely off the table since it'll require a good amount of CR development thanks to Claude having some trust issues. One time or ongoing casual and/or complicated flings are all good (same for plotting to something more too if it heads that way because even if Claude has complicated feelings about feelings, I do enjoy shipping). That's pretty much it, bring everything else on!

PLOTS/THREADS/THEMES YOU'RE INTERESTED IN:

● He's a talented archer and fairly savvy with swords and axes, so any kind of guard missions, teaming up with someone, hunting, etc. where he could help (or "help" because I'm all for him getting in over his head, causing more problems than helping, and so on) would be great. I'm always up for putting him into any quests!
● Claude would also be happy to either give weaponry lessons on the ones he uses (knives/daggers also included in this), or to also have someone else give him lessons in what they know. Anything more modern than fantasy medieval times is something he'll be unfamiliar with and curious about.
● Somewhat along those lines, would you like to trade canon magic? He knows a couple healing magic spells that he can't use on himself (and therefore the learner can't use on themselves either) as well as wind spells meant for attack. They're ones that he would be happy to trade knowledge of for your character's knowledge.
● What about thoughts on philosophy? Whether it's regarding events or actions back home, something a character lives by, what's going on in Abraxas: he's open to talking about it all. No need to agree on it either, dissenting views are always welcome. Learning more about others' homes and experiences is something he values, so this could also be a topic alongside something else going on in a thread too.
● Does your character have multiple timelines, universes, etc. and would they like to chat about it? Claude's recently discovered his friends from Fodlan remember things quite differently than he does, and they are apparently also from different calendar dates. Mysterious!! Like above, this can also be a sidebar in a thread if it's easier to make it not the main focus.
● I'm interested in getting Claude more involved where he can be now that he's settled in, so if you have something going on that he would fit into then let's talk!

ANYTHING ELSE?: